Real Wedding: Leah + Neal’s Barn Wedding

I have such a lovely barn wedding to share with you guys today – and the bride wore green wedding shoes :) Photographed by the talented Cameron Ingalls, the wedding took place at the Santa Margarita Ranch in Central California. A bit about the day from Emily Kelly (their planner):

This was such a fun wedding to plan with Leah + Neal – they had so many fantastic, truly personal ideas, so in the end we were able to create a beautiful day that was an undeniable reflection of the two of them…. Every detail had a role in that, from the beer brewed by Neal, the groom (an avid and talented homebrewer), the homemade limoncello and welcome treats by Leah, the bride (an incredible cook and food writer), the farmer’s market touches in the printed materials, seed packets for each guest and vintage seed packet table signs (also a reflection of their passion for the freshest, local foods), the desserts made from their cherished family recipes, to the collection of mismatched vintage napkins in various green patterns collected and sewn over the past year by Leah and her mother. Truly an honor to have been a part of it!

How great are these beer bottle labels?! Happily Ever Amber? I’ll take one! The other beer is ‘Til Death Do Us Porter :) Designed by Emily Kelly.

Barns are just so pretty! I don’t think I’ll ever tire of them… Congrats to Leah + Neal!

I would absolutely wear green shoes to get married. As a matter of fact, seeing the green converse in there, I’d probably wear my green converse to get married. Such gorgeous pictures! Your blog always makes me want to plan my wedding and get married NOW.

Thanks for all of your awesome comments; it was an incredible day – better than we’d ever imagined it could be. My amazing husband actually made the beer and I made the limoncello; our wedding planner Emily made the fantastic labels and really helped us pull everything together.

Karin- the shoes are MizMooz. They have a number of styles in that color right now. An added bonus – they’re super comfy.

Also, the food was amazing. Pacific Harvest did an incredible job. I’m a food and wine writer and am very particular, and they helped customize our menu. If you’re getting married int he area, give them a shout.

We’re the parents of the bride and our brand new son-in-law–We loved getting a preview of some of the wedding photos, especially some of the things we didn’t get to see because I was very much in the moment. As you can see, everything turned out just as planned. The creative efforts of Leah and Neal,Emily, Cameron, Pacific Harvest, an amazing venue, terrific music, and the most fabulous guests and weather made for an absolutely perfect day!!

Your wedding looked so dreamy! Love the whole concept and the barn was awesome! The two of you are darling and look so happy! I will share these with my family! Love to you both. Oh yes, the shoes!!!! and the tie!!!! Wow!

I hadn’t read all of the information about the wedding before I looked at the pictures, and while looking I thought: that venue looks really familiar…my family owned that ranch (and I still have relatives that manage it) for many years before the current owner. I’ve always wanted to get married there and seeing these photos of Leah’s happy day makes me a little envious. :)

Wow, what a awesome location for a wedding. The whole setting was so romantic and every little detail was amazing. I loved the picture of Leah and Neal dancing in the barn, so beautiful. All the photo’s were stunning. Their wedding invites were so unique and different, what a great idea.

I would love to see the full invitation for this!! I live very far away, so it really wouldn’t be possible for me to use your planner, but would love to see the full wedding invitation to see how it was done. excellent idea.

@Nicki The votive holders we found online totally last minute. I’ll dig and see if I can find the name of the company.

@Jennifer The shoes were from Mizz Moos and were super comfy. I bought them from a small boutique in VT because they were the only store in the county that sold them in a 6. That said, the majority of their line is on Endless.com, which is great site because they ship you the shoes overnight (sometimes 2-day) for free and returns are fee and easy too!

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